Tampa Area Unemployment Climbs To 11.3%, Up 0.1% From June

Florida's unemployment rate was 10.7 percent in July, unchanged from a revised June figure, state officials said this morning. That represents 987,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9.1 million, reflecting more than 400,000 fewer jobs in Florida than a year ago. By comparison, the national unemployment rate in July dropped slightly, from 9.5 percent to 9.4 percent. In the Tampa Bay area, unemployment rose to 11.3 percent from a revised June figure of 11.2 percent.

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